The Lionel Messi look-alike!

A 25-year-old student in Iran got himself detained for being Lionel Messi, the Argentina soccer superstar. Reza Parastesh looked so much like the Barcelona soccer lord that he created a chaos in the city of Hamaden, Iran. Too many people crowded Parastesh to take selfies with him, the commotion was such that left the Hamaden police with no option but to impound the car of the Lionel Messi look-alike and detaining him in order to clear traffic. From our gatherings, this doppelganger story started when Reza Parastesh’s dad made him pose in a number 10 Barcelona shirt. Afterwards, Parastesh started making his hair and grooming his beard like the Argentina superstar, reported BBC Sport.
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Now, it’s said that Parastesh has earned himself some modelling contracts and, is fully booked for media interviews. Also, he’s working towards developing some soccer skills which will help him play the modelling role better. Reza Parastesh told AFP that he has built a reputation as Iranian Messi and that he’s happy about being famous. “Now people really see me as the Iranian Messi and want me to mimic everything he does,” he said. “When I show up somewhere, people are really shocked. I’m really happy that seeing me makes them happy and this happiness gives me a lot of energy,” Parastesh added.